She was born
Some time in spring
On the year I graduated
I was still in school
When my parents split
My brother
Was off "playing solider"
As my dad would say
Doing things the army way
He didn't know
Until he got home
That my mom had left
She took me with
My mother
Made me keep
Our move a secret
I wanted to tell dad so bad
Wanted to warn him
Of the misfortune ahead
I didn't even want to leave
I was caught in the middle
of everything
My father
Tried to make things right
But my mom wouldn't have it
I was all alone in a new town
No friends
I felt as if I were stranded
Or cut off from everyone I loved
Then she came
Some time in spring
She stole my heart
Almost instantly
Something so pure
Was hope to me
A new baby kitten
I named her Azrael
After the angel of death
And she was an angel to me
Not long after, my aunt died
And she was all I had
Then The time came
To come back to my dad
I left my mom behind
My dad didn't like Azzie
But let her stay
I would love her
Brush her and sing to her
And she followed me
Everywhere I went
We were so close
Me and my angel
She grew Ill over time
Became so thin
And was losing hair
Living in a basement
Began to take its toll
My father told me
To take her outside
And find her a home
I couldn't keep her anymore
But the fresh air
Healed her
But she still has to go
I never want to part
With my angel
For, she never left me
When I cried for my aunt
She never left me
When I felt regret
She was all I had
After I'd lost everything
Now, to keep her,
I'd give anything